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What’s On This Week Starting 19th May 2014

This week edition features sand sculptures, Mayfest, ballet, concert, opera, play and more! Intrigued? Read on for some great things to do this week in Bristol, Cardiff or Plymouth!

What’s On In Bristol

Weston Sand Sculpture Festival 2014
What: Weston’s popular festival will return for 2014 with a magical twist. Twenty of the world’s best sand sculptors will turn 4000 tonnes of Weston’s unique beach sand into a giant world of incredible (and incredibly huge) sand sculptures. This year will open it’s gates under the title‘Once Upon a Time ’ and will include The Hunger Games, Beatrix Potter, Narnia and Rapunzel.
Head to the beach this year to see if you can find your fairytale ending…and don’t forget your camera! /
Where: Marine Parade / When: 18 April- 5 October / How much: Tickets are £3.50 for Adults
For more information, go to: http://www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk/

It’s Mayfest!

What: Mayfest is Bristol’s unique annual festival of contemporary theatre. It is dedicated to presenting a broad range of unusual, playful and ambitious work from leading theatre makers from Bristol, the UK and beyond. Mayfest is produced by MAYK in collaboration with Bristol Old Vic and works in partnership with other key arts venues across Bristol to present work in both established theatre spaces and non-theatre spaces all over the city. /
Where: Various venues across Bristol / When: 15 May- 25 May 2014 / How much: Price varies according to the event
For more information, go to: http://mayfestbristol.co.uk/about/

Ballet: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
What: Firmly crowned as a modern day classic, Matthew Bourne’s powerful, provocative and totally original interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake turned tradition upside down and took the dance world by storm, dazzling audiences in the West End and Broadway, and across Europe, Asia and Australia. Here’s your chance to see it! /
Where: Bristol Hippodrome / When: 20 May- 24 May 2014 / How much: Tickets range from £22.40 – £46.40
For more information, go to: http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/matthew-bournes-swan-lake/bristol-hippodrome/#showinfotabs=overview

What’s On In Cardiff

McBusted Concert in Cardiff
What: Following the astonishing success of their brief reunion at the Royal Albert Hall on the occasion of McFly’s tenth anniversary concert, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd have announced that they will join forces with James Bourne and Matt Willis to form supergroup McBusted for a full UK arena tour. You would be McCrazy to miss it. /
Where: Motorpoint Arena Cardiff / When: 6-7, 23 May 2014 / How much: £35.00 per ticket type
For more information, go to: http://www.livenation.co.uk/event/477642/mcbusted-tickets

Bute Park & Arboretum
What: Bute Park & Arboretum is an extensive area of mature parkland easily accessible from the city centre. Flanked by the River Taff, Sophia Gardens, Pontcanna Fields and Cardiff Castle, Bute Park is the “green heart” of Cardiff full of historic and wildlife interest. At 56 hectares (equivalent to 75 football pitches), it is one of the largest urban parks in Wales and comprises a broad mix of historic landscape, urban woodland, sports pitches, arboretum, horticultural features and river corridor. /
Where: City Centre / When: Park is open every day from 9am-5pm / How much: Free
For more information, go to: http://www.visitcardiff.com/things-to-do/bute-park-and-arboretum-p88371

Welsh Banquets at Cardiff Castle

What: An unforgettable evening of Welsh hospitality in the historic surroundings of Cardiff Castle. Enjoy the best of Welsh entertainment, Welsh food and the warmest of welcomes from your hosts the Nosweithiau Bute- iful Nights. The Welsh Banquets are hosted in either the stone-vaulted, atmospheric 15th century Undercroft or the Interpretation Centre, which offers a unique blend of contemporary slate interiors and the original 4th century Roman Wall, and also has stunning views of the Keep.
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Where: Cardiff Castle / When: 2 Jan- 30 Nov 2014 / How much: £40 per person
For more information, go to: http://www.cardiffcastle.com/content.asp?nav=5,34&parent_directory_id=1

What’s On In Plymouth

BP Big Screens – La Traviata
What: BP Big Screens presents a showcase of live performances in the sun, screened outdoors at the Piazza in Plymouth City Centre. Opera lovers and first-timers alike can enjoy La Traviata in true alfresco style. As well as the action on stage there will also be exclusive backstage films, competitions and the best performances live absolutely FREE! /
Where: Piazza / When: 20 May 2014 / How much: Free!
For more information, go to: http://www.roh.org.uk/about/bp-big-screens

Sky Ride Plymouth

What: Sky Ride Plymouth is set to be a brilliant day out. There will be extreme challenges, music and entertainment, competitions and above all, an awesome traffic-free route to ride around Plymouth Hoe, Stonehouse and the Royal William Yard. /
Where: Various locations / When: 25 May 2014 / How much: Free!
For more information, go to: http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/events/sky-ride-plymouth-p1695423

Le Navet Bete: Extravaganza
What: Join David, Keith, Hans and Romano on a quest to tell their individual stories and impose their so called cultural offerings on to an audience. Despite their dislike for each other, this band of idiots have found their way onto the stage to present a madcap show full of acrobatics, improvisation, live music, audience participation, circus history and a unicycle on fire… /
Where: Barbican Theatre / When: 23 May- 25 May 2014 / How much: Tickets £12 for adults, £9 for Concessions
For more information, go to: http://www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/event-details/?eid=2413